It’s just a game… but it’s fun

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Last Wednesday, December 7th, MJHS boys’ basketball team played Orem Jr. High School in an exciting and challenging game.  Mapleton Jr. High’s coach Zac Beddoes chose a great starting line-up.  The MJHS starting line-up was Jordan Jones, Parker Johnson, Abe Durrant, Mark Sumsion, and Brigham Brau.  Everyone was excited to see if we could beat Orem Jr. High, one of the best teams we’ll play this year.  At the end of the first period the score was Mapleton five Orem thirteen.  At half time the score was Mapleton eleven and Orem twenty-seven.  During the third period Parker grabbed a rebound and got smacked in the face and his nose was bleeding.  Everyone watching was worried and hoped for the best.  Finally Parker was able to get up and return to the bench and was even able to play later in the game.  At the end of the third period the score was Mapleton twenty-two and Orem thirty-six.  The Mapleton players played as hard as they could and when the final buzzer went off the final score was Mapleton Jr. High thirty -two and Orem forty - four. Even though they didn’t win they put up a good fight and the whole team really worked together quite well.  So if you hear about a MJHS basketball game you should go.  It is tons of fun for everyone!

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By Molli McConnell, MJHS student writer